Cindi's Lasagna

Domestic Goddess's Note:

This Lasagna is made with 3 cheeses, Kraft Cheese Slices, shredded mozzarella, and Kraft Grated Parmesan Cheese, plus tomato paste, tomato sauce, tomato soup, spices, and dried herbs. This lasagna has lots of flavor, and it gets rave reviews. I often get requests for this recipe.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 9

• 12 lasagna noodles (uncooked)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 lbs ground beef
• salt & pepper (seasoned to taste)
• 1 large onion , chopped fine
• 4 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (10 ¾ ounce) can condensed tomato soup
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• ½ teaspoon crushed dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon garlic salt
• 18 slices kraft American cheese , divided
• 1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese , divided
• 2 tablespoons kraft grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Cook lasagna noodles, (w/veg. oil) according to pkg. directions.
2. Brown the ground beef and onions, seasoned with the salt and pepper; drain off fat.
3. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, tomato soup, sugar, parsley, basil, oregano, garlic salt, and 1/2 teaspoons salt. Stir, and cook until heated through.
4. Spray the inside of a 13x9x2-inch baking pan, with a non-stick vegetable cooking spray.
5. Lay 4 of the cooked lasagna noodles, inside the pan (overlapping each noodle just a bit).
6. Add 1/3 of the meat sauce over the noodles.
7. Sprinkle on 1 cup of the shredded mozzarella cheese.
8. Cover with 9 slices of the Kraft Cheese.
9. Repeat layering with the noodles, meat sauce & both cheeses. Ontop of the last layer, top the meat sauce with grated parmesan cheese. You may add more grated parmesan cheese ontop. Desired amount is up to you.
10. Cover baking pan with a lid, or aluminum foil. Bake 45 - 50 minutes, in a 350 degree oven.
11. Let sit on top of stove (covered) for 10-15 minutes, before removing lid or foil to slice.

Reviews

[Chef #1161395]

For sometime now I had been searching for a lasagne that didn't call for eggs or ricotta cheese in the recipe. This recipe is similar to the one my grandmother use to make. I thought the soup gave this lasagne a nice creamy texture. My family really enjoyed this lasagne. I even think my grandmother would enjoy it. All I can say is..."thank you" Domestic Goddess for posting this recipe. It's a winner in our house!!

[Cookin'withGas]

We've tried many different methods of making lasagne, always trying to expand our horizons and until now with excellent results...Unfortunately, this one went to the dogs...The main difference in this recipe is the use of canned tomato soup and sliced American cheese and we believe that's what ruined it for us...There's an old saying that if it ain't broke, don't fix it...We far and above prefer using spaghetti sauce rather than the canned tomato soup tomato sauce and tomato paste combo in this recipe (eeewww) and recommend additional mozzarella instead of the sliced American cheese in this recipe (yuck)...The dogs seemed to like it, though ;)